PEI Estate Planning Preparation – Checklist – Updated January 2025

January 16, 2025

“Everything to each other, and if we both go, to the kids”. Sound familiar? Estate planning is actually far more complicated than this.

For PEI residents, when preparing for your estate planning meeting with one of our lawyers, there are a number of things to consider. The checklist below will serve as a helpful tool.

PEI Estate Planning Preparation – Checklist

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